The Band - Book Faded Brown

book faded brown

written by paul jost
album : jubilation

( intro )
F Dm x 4

( verse )
F Dm
another autumn night it’s getting chilly
F Dm
birds are gathering round getting ready
F Dm
the moon and the sun are both so heavy
G
barely off the ground
Am A#
he’s turning the wheels of his Daddy’s plow
Am A#
sowing the land that’s been handed down
Gm C F
singing a song from a book that’s faded brown

F Dm
( verse )
F Dm
mary she’s on the step she’s waiting
F Dm
hair is like a light from heaven
F Dm
the family comes together now
G
believe in what they found
Am A#
grace is said at the table round
Am A#
a prayer before they settle down
Gm C F
side by side in a book that’s faded brown

( chorus )
A# C Dm
have you ever wondered why?
A# C Dm
there’s a rainbow in the sky?
A# C
it’s all the tears
C Dm
that god has been crying
G
and it leaves the world
and it leaves the world
C
with a rainbow for a crown

( verse )
F Dm
those that said , said they’re the outsiders
F Dm G
are only easy riders on a horse that’s going lame
Am A#
for the way of the world is upside down
Am A#
they can all hold hands when they walk through town
Gm C F
side by side with a book that’s faded brown

[ garth accordion bridge ]

( chorus )
A# C Dm
have you ever wondered why?
A# C Dm
there’s a rainbow in the sky?
A# C
it’s all the tears
C Dm
that god has been crying
G
and it leaves the world
and it leaves the world
C
with a rainbow for a crown
whoa

( verse )
F Dm
by the way have i told you already
F Dm G
that his parents were buried by a tree that they loved
Am A#
the way of the world is upside down
Am A#
even the flowers stood without a sound
Gm C
pressed together in a book that’s faded
Gm C
pressed together in a book that’s faded
Gm C Dm
pressed together in a book that’s faded brown
Gm C F
bound together in a book that’s faded brown